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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:51:59 -0400Sun, 22 Apr 2018 09:05:06 -0400Fords lead creation of $100,000 scholarship at Penn State Behrendhttp://news.psu.edu/story/517539/2018/04/22/impact/fords-lead-creation-100000-scholarship-penn-state-behrend
Penn State Behrend Chancellor Ralph Ford and his wife, Melanie Ford, a faculty member in the School of Engineering and director of Youth Education Outreach at the college, led the creation of a $100,000 endowment for students with financial need. The first scholarships were awarded in the fall of 2017.
http://news.psu.edu/story/517539/2018/04/22/impact/fords-lead-creation-100000-scholarship-penn-state-behrendSun, 22 Apr 2018 09:05 -0400Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramNursing alumna overcame hardship to pursue military nursing careerhttp://news.psu.edu/story/490178/2017/10/25/academics/nursing-alumna-overcame-hardship-pursue-military-nursing-career
At age 5, Bianca de Leon emigrated from the Philippines with her family in search of a better life. But that life wasn't easy. Thanks to perseverance and a strong support system, she earned a bachelor's degree in nursing and graduated in 2017 with a commission in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
http://news.psu.edu/story/490178/2017/10/25/academics/nursing-alumna-overcame-hardship-pursue-military-nursing-careerWed, 25 Oct 2017 13:30 -0400Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramGE executive creates $100,000 scholarship for Penn State Behrend studentshttp://news.psu.edu/story/469647/2017/05/25/impact/ge-executive-creates-100000-scholarship-penn-state-behrend-students
A $50,000 gift from Nancy Anderson, former chief information officer and Digital Thread leader for GE Transportation, will provide scholarships for students with financial need at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. A $50,000 match from GE will double the gift’s impact.
http://news.psu.edu/story/469647/2017/05/25/impact/ge-executive-creates-100000-scholarship-penn-state-behrend-studentsThu, 25 May 2017 10:38 -0400Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramKirsch named 2016 Renaissance Fund honoreehttp://news.psu.edu/story/412908/2016/06/01/administration/kirsch-named-2016-renaissance-fund-honoree
As Penn State’s Renaissance Fund celebrates its 40th year of honoring local leaders and helping students in need, its board of directors has selected Rodney P. Kirsch, the University’s senior vice president for development and alumni relations, as its 2016 honoree.
http://news.psu.edu/story/412908/2016/06/01/administration/kirsch-named-2016-renaissance-fund-honoreeWed, 01 Jun 2016 14:45 -0400Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramNew Trustee Scholarship to support first-year Ag Sciences studentshttp://news.psu.edu/story/327597/2014/09/24/administration/new-trustee-scholarship-support-first-year-ag-sciences
With a gift of $50,000, Penn State alumnus Dan Eichenlaub and his wife, Barbara, have endowed the Barbara U. and Daniel J. Eichenlaub Trustee Scholarship, which will benefit students in the College of Agricultural Sciences with demonstrated financial need. First preference for funds will go to incoming first-year students.
http://news.psu.edu/story/327597/2014/09/24/administration/new-trustee-scholarship-support-first-year-ag-sciencesWed, 24 Sep 2014 12:27 -0400Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramFamily and friends create trustee scholarship in alumnus’ memoryhttp://news.psu.edu/story/303051/2014/02/06/administration/family-and-friends-create-trustee-scholarship-alumnus%E2%80%99-memory
Family and friends of late Penn State alumnus Kyle Johnson, Class of 2012, recently established a scholarship in his memory. The Kyle Chase Johnson Memorial Trustee Scholarship will provide financial support for students who are members of the Lion Ambassadors at Penn State, an organization in which Kyle participated as an undergraduate.
http://news.psu.edu/story/303051/2014/02/06/administration/family-and-friends-create-trustee-scholarship-alumnus%E2%80%99-memoryThu, 06 Feb 2014 15:06 -0500Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramRush family gift provides scholarship support for Ag Sciences studentshttp://news.psu.edu/story/298875/2013/12/19/academics/rush-family-gift-provides-scholarship-support-ag-sciences-students
Students in the College of Agricultural Sciences who have a demonstrated financial need are the beneficiaries of a new scholarship endowment created by two Penn State alumni. With a $50,000 gift, Jay and Joyce Rush, of Boalsburg, created the Jay V. and Joyce H. Rush Family Trustee Scholarship.
http://news.psu.edu/story/298875/2013/12/19/academics/rush-family-gift-provides-scholarship-support-ag-sciences-studentsThu, 19 Dec 2013 10:41 -0500Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramBabcock Family Trustee Scholarship to bring opportunities to deserving studentshttp://news.psu.edu/story/298703/2013/12/18/administration/babcock-family-trustee-scholarship-bring-opportunities
Penn State alumni Ed and Missy Babcock have committed $250,000 to the Smeal College of Business to establish a scholarship that aims to bring the opportunity of a more affordable Penn State education to deserving students.
http://news.psu.edu/story/298703/2013/12/18/administration/babcock-family-trustee-scholarship-bring-opportunitiesWed, 18 Dec 2013 09:52 -0500Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramHeppers make landmark $5M gift for student scholarshipshttp://news.psu.edu/story/143507/2013/01/07/heppers-make-landmark-5m-gift-student-scholarships
Penn State has received the largest commitment in the 10-year history of the Trustee Matching Scholarship Program from Jeff and Kellie Hepper, who are establishing a $5 million endowment for students with financial need. In recognition of their gift, the Fitness Center at Rec Hall will be named in honor of Jeff's parents, Clifford and Jean Hepper, who were Penn State graduates and longtime supporters.
"Jeff and Kellie's gift will change the lives of so many students, beginning immediately and for generations to come," said Penn State President Rodney A. Erickson. "Scholarship support is the University's top fundraising priority, and thanks to the Heppers, many students who might have otherwise been hindered by financial constraints will have the opportunity to earn a Penn State degree."
http://news.psu.edu/story/143507/2013/01/07/heppers-make-landmark-5m-gift-student-scholarshipsMon, 07 Jan 2013 08:00 -0500Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship Program$1 million gift funds scholarships at Penn State Hazletonhttp://news.psu.edu/story/146029/2012/10/03/1-million-gift-funds-scholarships-penn-state-hazleton
A $1 million scholarship endowment to benefit Penn State Hazleton students has been made possible by the John E. Morgan Foundation. The John E. Morgan Foundation Trustee Scholarship will be created, which will help qualified students with financial need to attend the Hazleton campus.
The Morgan Foundation made a $1 million gift to The Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which then directed the funds to Penn State Hazleton. It is the largest gift that the Hazleton campus has received during Penn State's current fundraising effort, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students.
http://news.psu.edu/story/146029/2012/10/03/1-million-gift-funds-scholarships-penn-state-hazletonWed, 03 Oct 2012 11:00 -0400Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship ProgramPenn State alumnus endows Mary Willard Trustee Scholarshiphttp://news.psu.edu/story/177264/2009/04/21/penn-state-alumnus-endows-mary-willard-trustee-scholarship
Penn State alumnus Robert W. "Bob" Adams and his wife, Ruby, have created the Mary Willard Trustee Scholarship to assist undergraduates in the Eberly College of Science, with first preference given to forensic science majors.
http://news.psu.edu/story/177264/2009/04/21/penn-state-alumnus-endows-mary-willard-trustee-scholarshipTue, 21 Apr 2009 11:03 -0400Penn State News - Trustee Matching Scholarship Program